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Peace remains our priority, Machar tells UN official

"We want peace. Our priority is peace. All what we want is free, credible, democratic and inclusive exercise. All these arrangements meant to secure the country and secure the elections," said Machar.

by Sudans Post
February 19, 2024

South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar meets the UN peackeeping envoy, Jean Pierre Lacroix [Credit: UN photo]
JUBA – South Sudan’s First Vice President, Riek Machar has said peace is important component of a free, credible, democratic and inclusive election in the country.

He was on Monday meeting a United Nations team led by Jean Pierre Lacroix, the Undersecretary General for the Department of Peace Operations in Juba.

“We want peace. Our priority is peace. All what we want is free, credible, democratic and inclusive exercise. All these arrangements meant to secure the country and secure the elections,” said Machar.

The opposition leader also briefed the UN delegation on the status of the peace agreement, outlining the important tasks required to conduct peaceful elections.

These tasks, he said, include completion of security sector reforms, population census, constitution-making process and availing resources to elections-related institutions

A statement from the office of the First Vice President further said talks revolved around topics related to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement as well as the overall humanitarian situation; the influx of refugees and displaced persons (IDPs), de-escalation of Abyei tensions and its impact on the humanitarian situation.

“H.E. Dr. Machar also called on the people of South Sudan, the region and the international community to focus on implementing the Revitalised Peace Agreement in order to guarantee peaceful elections,” it reads in part.

For his part, Lacroix said they had a good meeting with the First Vice President and had thorough discussions on the electoral process on how to move the country forward, resolve the ongoing humanitarian situation, status of refugees and de-escalation of tensions in Abyei Administrative Area peacefully.

He said the UN is committed to working in partnership with the government of South Sudan in order to bring about sustainable peace and stability in the country.

The UN has raised concerns about South Sudan’s readiness for elections slated for December 2024.

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